JPH11165590A - Automobile side mirror and direction indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the confirmation of flashing from a side or an oblique rear side so as to increase safety and to facilitate the confirmation of flashing also from the inside of a car so as to prevent forgotten turning-OFF by providing an automobile side mirror with the function of a direction indicator. SOLUTION: A side mirror always has a cover part 2, and a direction indicator is fixed to this cover part 2. Whether the direction indicator is fixed in a part of the cover part 2 (the part 3 of the direction indicator) or the entire cover part 2 is set as a direction indicator is a problem of designing, and thus free selection is made. For fixing the direction indicator integrally with the side mirror, if the surface of the side mirror where a mirror part 1 is seen is set as a front face, the trimming part of the mirror is formed to be thick to allow the direction indicator to be seen from a driver's seat and the rear side of the automobile. Also, the direction indicator is loaded such that the part 3 is seen from the side or the front of the automobile.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile equipped with a side mirror equipped with a direction indicator function.
Further, a function such as a small lamp may be added to a part of the direction indicator. The side mirrors for automobiles include door mirrors, fender mirrors, under mirrors, auxiliary mirrors, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a current automobile, there is no side mirror equipped with a direction indicator function, and there is a part lacking in safety. At present, the direction indicators are mounted almost at the lower part if the vehicle is divided into upper and lower parts at the front part and the rear part and the lower part at the side of the vehicle. Recently, cars equipped with a rear stop lamp and a direction indicator at the top of the rear window have appeared on wagon cars, RV cars, one box cars, etc.
That is because mounting at the level of human eyes is excellent in safety. However, on the side of the car, eye-level direction indicators are not equipped except for trucks and some one-box vehicles. For that reason, the current position of the turn signal alone can be considered as follows. When traveling on a road, etc., it may be difficult to confirm the blinking of the direction indicator from the side or diagonally backward, or to confirm the blinking of the direction indicator when two-wheeled vehicles are lined up side by side. In addition, the driver may check the blinking of the turn signal of his own vehicle only with the lamp provided around the instrument panel, the external turn signal cannot be checked from inside the vehicle, and he may forget to turn off after changing lanes .

[0003]

[0007] Research has been conducted on whether the above-mentioned drawbacks can be compensated for by installing a function of a turn signal in a place other than a conventional place where a turn signal is installed in a vehicle.

[0004]

In order to make up for the above-mentioned drawbacks, a vehicle is equipped with a turn signal on the side of the vehicle at an upper part if the vehicle is divided into upper and lower parts and at a place where it is easy for the driver to confirm. There is a need to. Therefore, considering the position of the side mirror, first of all, both the door mirror and the fender mirror are mounted so that they protrude sideways from the whole body, the height is close to the driver's eyes, and from the outside However, it is installed in a position where it can be easily checked even from the inside. Therefore, by installing a turn signal at this position, the safety is further improved.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The following methods are conceivable for mounting a direction indicator on a side mirror. Side mirrors always have a cover. The equipment is mounted on this part, but it is free to mount the equipment on a part of the cover or use the entire cover as a direction indicator because it is a matter of design. When the side mirror and the direction indicator are integrated and installed, if the side of the side mirror where the mirror can be seen is the front side, the part corresponding to the edge of the mirror is thickened, and the direction indicator is installed from the driver's seat and the back of the car (Fig. 1) and equipped so that the direction indicator can be confirmed from the side and front of the car (Fig. 2)
(Fig. 3). Next, there is also a method of independently producing a direction indicator according to the shape of the current side mirror and mounting it (FIG. 4).
-Figures 5 and 6). In addition, this drawing uses a general view of a side mirror attached to a door of a passenger car, and the structure is the same even in a large mirror such as a fender mirror or a one-box car or an RV car, only in a different shape. Also, the size and shape of the direction indicator are examples.

[0006]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure,
If equipped in addition to the conventional turn signal, it is easier to check blinking from the rear of the car, from the side, diagonally forward, and from the motorcycle, which improves safety. It will also prevent

[Brief description of the drawings]

Fig. 1 Front view when the right side mirror and direction indicator are integrated

[Fig. 2]

FIG. 3 same, rear surface

FIG. 4 is a front view when the turn signal is manufactured independently and mounted on the right side mirror.

FIG. 5 is the side view

FIG. 6: Rear view

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mirror part of side mirror 2 cover part of side mirror 3 part of turn signal 4 connection part of side mirror and body

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automobile side mirror equipped with a turn signal function.